Art Journaling: Be True with Shari Carroll
Welcome everyone!! I hope you’re having a creative and fantastic Saturday!
I have an art journal entry, my first of the year…wooohooo! I’m going to try to get a little looser in my art this year and be more experimental with my techniques. I hope you’ll join me through this journey.
I’m working in the Dina Wakley Media Journal, it’s super cool with different papers and cloths to work on. For this entry, I used Dina’s paints and did her flowy paint background on the watercolor surface.
I started off by using white gesso on the watercolor pages, then mixed the paints with water and allowed them to blend together. I used a stencil to create the trees, using the paint with my finger, then outlining with white and black pens.
The black Pitt artist pens are great to use for smudging, just wipe them around before they dry completely. I also stamped onto some Jane Davenport tapes to create some messaging and layered them on top of some washi tapes.
I have filmed a complete process video which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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Hope you’re staying warm and creative! Enjoy!!
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Very cool journal page!! The colors are so pleasing! ? the saying, “be the reason someone smiles”. You make me smile every time I view your art..
Super pretty! Love the colours.
Very pretty with a powerful message. I took Dina’s mixed media journaling class–it was terrific. Sometimes we just need to let loose and just play!
WOW what a FUN project!!!
Absolutely gorgeous work!
I always look forward to your art journal oages, Shari. This is lovely.
Cool doodly pages. Love the sentiment. HUgz
I love journals!
Beautiful page!!!
Your art journaling pages are great!
Beautiful pages! I love those soft pretty colors.
Great project! Love the design.
Ohhhh your art is absolutely beautiful Shari!
Beautiful.
Art jounalling looks like a lot of fun. Shari’s spread is beautiful! Love the colours!
Your art journaling is always to fascinating! I love the trees!!
Love the sentiments!!
Fun design. Love the encouraging sentiments. And a great color combination.
Thanks for sharing this gorgeous journal page and the creation video.
A beautiful start to a year of journalling!
Wonderful artsy journaling creativity.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Shari, I share your love for art journaling. Your two art journal pages today is very serene and tranquil.
Very pretty and
meaningful pages.
Carla from Utah
Very inspiring! Time to get my journal out again!
Lovely art journal. Lovely spring colours.
Yours is bright and cheery and makes me smile. My efforts always looked like mud, so I gave up.
Lovely pages – I really like the colours and the cute trees you’ve made.
Saw this video on You tube. I love how Shary created this. I would not have done anything like this but I want to try this mixed media journal page creating this year. Thanks for the great ideas.
Lovely Journaling pages! I love your trees!
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Shari is so creative!
This is so pretty!! I especially love those trees you created!!
It’s so fun watching you create – I love how you use your hands!! Beautiful colour palette!
This is such a gorgeous art journal page! Love it!
What a beautiful art journal.
Lovely, soft journal page and beautiful sentiments
Very creative journal pages and easy to do. Love the effect and thank you for the instructions.
Lovely! The colours are fabulous.
I love to see the proces from nothing to these gorgeous pages.
Thanks Carol, looking forward to see the next Art Journaling viedeo!
Love watching you create!! Love watching your art journal pages come together! Very creative and very motivational! Thanks for sharing!
Your page is so calming to look at – almost a meditation! I love the trees; great rendering.
I love the colors you used and the whimsical nature of the trees. The sentiments are so spot on. Thanks for sharing your creative process, Shari!
Your page is beautiful, thanks
Beautiful multi media page! So soft and wonderful. Thanks for the video of your process of making it.
Lovely Stencil for your tree Shari
and love the colors
so made me happy to see it
Great Project
hugs
Monika
I love this uplifting journal page with the great word strips and pastels!
I’ve never tried journalling but anything Shari produces is just so easy on the eye! Just love the choice of colours and the way she puts everything together. Always inspiring to read about the process, thank you for sharing.
Love that you used softer colours! Great spread!
I love the sweet pastel colors and layout, it’s gorgeous
Thanks for sharing! I struggle a bit with using stencils and I loved seeing how you used your fingers and pens here. I may have to try that! :)